China’s exports grew by 18.1 per cent in December from a year earlier, while imports grew by 6.5 per cent, pushing the trade surplus to a record US$78.18 billion last month.

China’s official consumer price index (CPI) rose to 0.2 per cent in December from a year earlier – up from minus 0.5 per cent in November.

China’s Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell in December, while sentiment in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea improved, suggesting Asia-Pacific may remain an engine for global growth in 2021.

China’s economy shrank by 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 duo to the impact of the coronavirus, but it is set to be the only Group of 20 nation to post positive economic growth this year.

China’s economy shrank by 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020, but is set to be the only major global economy to show positive growth in 2020.

China Beige Book International report says China continues ‘to show a less robust recovery than official statistics’ indicate, as it seeks to bounce back from the economic impact of the coronavirus.

The impact of the coronavirus on China’s economy topped the list of most read economy stories of the year, with China’s trade war with the United States also featuring on the list.

China is the world’s largest manufacturer in terms of output and has earned a reputation as the ‘world’s factory’.

Retail sales grew by 5.0 per cent from a year earlier, marking the fourth successive month of expansion, while industrial production grew by 7.0 per cent from a year earlier.

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee are the remaining candidates to succeed Brazilian Roberto Azevedo as the director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

China’s export-driven economy – the workshop of the world for decades – has taken hits from the US trade war and the coronavirus, and Beijing is now focused more on the domestic economy as part of its dual-circulation strategy.

China’s Caixin/Markit services purchasing managers’ index (PMI), a gauge of sentiment among smaller, private firms, rose to 57.8 in November from 56.8 in October.

China’s Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 54.9 in November from 53.6 in October.

China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) was 52.1 in November, while the official non-manufacturing PMI was 56.4 last month.

China’s commerce ministry said on Friday it will impose temporary anti-dumping measures on Australian wine imports from Saturday.

China’s inflation is most often measured by the consumer price index (CPI), which tracks the prices people pay for a series of goods and services.

China’s official consumer price index (CPI) rose just 0.5 per cent in October from a year earlier, while the producer price index (PPI) rose 2.1 per cent last month.

Caixin/Markit services purchasing managers’ index (PMI), a gauge of sentiment among smaller, private firms, rose to 56.8 from 54.8 in September.

Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 53.6 in October, the highest reading since January 2011.

China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) stood at 51.4 in October, while the official non-manufacturing PMI was 56.2.

Industrial profits at China’s biggest firms dropped by 2.4 per cent in first nine months, compared with the same period last year.

The Caixin/Markit services purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which focuses on smaller, private firms, rose to 54.8 in September from 54.0 in August.

China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) was 51.5 for September, while the non-manufacturing PMI was 55.9.

Mongolia joins founding members Bangladesh, India, Laos, South Korea and Sri Lanka as well as China, its biggest trading partner, in the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA).

China’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.4 per cent from a year earlier in August, while the producer price index (PPI) dropped 2.0 per cent year on year last month.

The Caixin/Markit services purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which focuses on smaller, private firms, fell slightly to 54.0 in August from 54.1 in July.

Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 53.1 in August from 52.8 in July, with a reading above 50 signifying growth.

China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) was 51.0 for August, while non-manufacturing PMI was 55.2.

Industrial firms in China saw a year on year increase of 19.6 per cent in July, accelerating from an increase of 11.5 per cent in June.

The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was kept unchanged at 3.85 per cent, while the five-year LPR remained at 4.65 per cent.